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The April bombing was not the first suicide attack in the region. In December 1981 a suicide bomber attacked the Iraqi embassy in Beirut. Around 30 people were killed, among them the Iraqi ambassador to Lebanon. Another 95 people were injured. [10] In December, 1982, a suicide bomber blew up the Israeli army headquarters in Tyre. Around 75 ...
A diagram of the attack. The suicide bomber, an Iranian national named Ismail Ascari, [41] [42] detonated his explosives, which were later estimated to be equivalent to approximately 12,000 pounds of TNT. [6] [7] [8] The force of the explosion collapsed the four-story building into rubble, crushing to death 241 American servicemen. According to ...
The explosion leveled the embassy and killed 61 people, including Iraq's ambassador to Lebanon, and injured at least 100 others. The attack is considered by some to be the second modern suicide bombing, preceded by the 1927 Bath School bombings and presaged the 1983 United States embassy bombing and the 1983 Beirut barracks bombings .
In July 1984, the United States had relocated its embassy operations from West Beirut to the relative security of Aukar, a Christian suburb of East Beirut. [1] When on September 20, 1984, the attacker sped his van laden with 3,000 pounds (1360 kg) of explosives toward the six-story embassy, crucial security measures had not yet been completed at the complex, including a massive steel gate.
NBC News met with Berthold, 104, at a ceremony at Pegasus Bridge near the city of Caen, and he appeared heartened to hear that the townsfolk held his efforts in the highest esteem.
Bourj el-Barajneh bombing (November 12) – Two suicide bombers killed 89 people and wounded more than 200 in the southern Beirut suburb of Bourj el-Barajneh, a Hezbollah stronghold. [58] Deir Ammar bombing (December 5) – A suicide bomber killed 3 people and wounded 6 others during an army raid in North Lebanon. [59]
The wife of a Texas news anchor who died suddenly is thanking those who have shown their support after her husband’s death. Kris Radcliffe “died unexpectedly” at the age of 51 on Wednesday ...
Brad Zinn, Staunton News Leader March 26, 2024 at 10:54 AM ALBEMARLE COUNTY — Police in Albemarle County are investigating a homicide after finding a woman's body in a shallow grave Sunday.